EBE Chapter 289 The Script is Here
Chapter 289 The Script is Here
It was past 1 a.m. when he got back.
He tiptoed onto the bed, and just as he was about to lie down, Huang Ling suddenly sat up.
"Chao Ying, where have you been?"
Zhuang Chaoying, who was about to lie down, was startled by Huang Ling sitting up. He quickly sat up and whispered, "I need to use the restroom."
Huang Ling frowned and deliberately lowered her voice. "I got up to use the restroom around 12:00, and you weren't there, Zhuang Chaoying! What were you doing?"
Zhuang Chaoying's heart skipped a beat, but he reacted quickly, covering Huang Ling's mouth and whispering, "Keep your voice down, the children are asleep."
Then, his mind raced, and he blurted out, "I just went to the black market and found an old item."
Huang Ling forcefully slapped his hand away, then held out her own, her face serious. "Zhuang Chaoying, don't lie to me, where's the stuff?"
Zhuang Chaoying's heart leaped into her throat, her throat felt dry, and she subconsciously bit down on her saliva.
He stood up stiffly, awkwardly reaching into his pants pocket, frantically trying to recall the items on the system's shelves.
Fortunately, there was still a Ming Dynasty "Five Sons Passing the Imperial Examination" mirror on the system's shelf that hadn't been sold to the system.
He quickly grabbed the mirror, then hurried back to bed, handing it to Huang Ling, his voice lacking confidence yet feigning composure. "This is it. This is a bronze mirror from the Ming Dynasty."
Huang Ling took the mirror and, using the faint moonlight streaming in through the window, examined it carefully.
She gently turned the mirror, observing the patterns and writing on it.
Zhuang Chaoying stood to the side, barely daring to breathe, her eyes fixed on Huang Ling's every move.
After a long while, Huang Ling finally raised her head, the doubt on her face gradually fading away. She then believed his words and said softly, "Tell me when you go out in the future, otherwise I'll worry about you."
Zhuang Chaoying breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly. "Ah Ling, it was my fault this time. I'm sorry for making you worry. Go to sleep."
As he spoke, he gently patted Huang Ling's shoulder.
Huang Ling placed the mirror next to her pillow, lay down on her side, and soon her breathing became even.
Zhuang Chaoying, however, was wide awake. He lay there quietly, staring at the ceiling.
After a while, he quietly took out a kidney tonic tablet from the system shelf, placed it in his palm, and examined it carefully by the moonlight.
These kidney tonic tablets look ordinary, just a small pill, but do they really have such a great effect?
He shoved the pill directly into his mouth, huh?
It's very sweet and melts in your mouth.
Within ten seconds, I felt a swelling and fullness in my lower back, on both sides.
He didn't know how much time had passed before he drifted off to sleep.
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As dawn broke, Huang Ling's biological clock woke her up precisely at six o'clock.
The curtains in the room were made of very thin material and could not block the increasingly strong sunlight at all, which shone in.
She lay on her side, slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Chao Ying's magnified face.
Huang Ling smiled and sat up quietly.
Today she planned to let Chaoying rest well and go out to buy groceries herself.
She glanced at Zhuang Chaoying beside her and saw that he was sleeping sprawled out, completely lacking any semblance of decorum.
Huang Ling quickly grabbed a towel from the side and covered Chao Ying's stomach, muttering under her breath, "You old lecher!"
After saying that, she blushed, as if struck by a thought, and quickly got out of bed and hurriedly put on her clothes.
As Huang Ling dressed, she thought about how the older women in the workshop always talked about men, saying that once they were over forty, their bodies wouldn't be what they used to be, but Chao Ying was completely different.
Especially in the morning, he exudes the energy that only young people have.
Superheroes are truly extraordinary; their physical strength is exceptional.
As she thought about it, Huang Ling's face turned even redder, and she reached out and gently patted Zhuang Chaoying's bottom.
Zhuang Chaoying opened her eyes groggily, her voice still heavy with sleepiness.
"Ah Ling, you're up? I'll go make dinner now."
Huang Ling had already picked up the shopping basket. "You go to sleep, I'll go buy breakfast."
Zhuang Chaoying gave a soft "hmm," turned over, and went back to sleep.
Had breakfast.
Today, Tu Nan is giving his younger siblings a day off. He and Wan Shu had already made plans to go to Suzhou Park and Humble Administrator's Garden for a stroll.
When Xiaoting heard the news, her eyes lit up. She ran to Tu Nan's side and tugged at his arm, acting coquettishly.
"Brother, why don't you take me with you?"
Pengfei and Dongzhe were very perceptive and grabbed Xiaoting from both sides.
Pengfei smiled. "Brother, have fun with Sister Zhang, and come back late. Be sure to take Sister Zhang home; it's not safe at night."
Dongzhe chimed in, "That's right, Xiaoting, let's all study at home."
Tu Nan smiled and slung his backpack over his shoulder. "Alright, you two worrying little devils."
Zhuang Chaoying turned her head and shouted at Tu Nan, "Tu Nan, do you have any money? When you go out with a girl, a guy should be generous, not stingy, understand?"
Tu Nan didn't turn around, waved to someone behind him, and strode out.
Pengfei and Dongzhe let go of each other's hands, and Dongzhe plopped down in a chair. "Xiaoting, Brother Tunan and Sister Zhang went to meet some friends. They'll feel awkward if you go with them. How about we go see a movie? A new movie has just been released, 'Father and Son,' starring the Chen family. I heard it's pretty good."
Zhuang Chaoying turned around. "Pengfei, you can come along too. We're giving you a day off today, so have some fun."
As he spoke, he took out three yuan from his pocket. "One yuan each, to buy some melon seeds, orange juice, and fruit juice."
"Thank you, Uncle/Dad/Uncle Zhuang."
The three men took the money, and Xiaoting slung her bag over her shoulder and followed the two men out.
Zhuang Chaoying smiled and shook his head: It's good to be young. Sometimes he envied these kids. Family, friendship, and love are growing freely at their age. It's so good.
He picked up his pen again, ready to continue writing his novel.
At this point, the novel had reached 260,000 words. This novel, titled "The Bright Lights and the Green Wine," is a critical realist documentary work. Zhuang Chaoying uses bold language. As an avant-garde writer, he is determined to use his words to write about the reality of life and expose the truths hidden behind the glitz and glamour.
"Is Teacher Zhuang home? There's a registered letter for you."
"at home!"
Zhuang Chaoying quickly put down her pen, got up and went to the yard.
He saw the postman holding a package and quickly took it from him. "Thank you."
Upon receiving the package, Zhuang Chaoying pressed its thickness; it felt like a book, but larger than an A5 book.
He turned and strode into the room, eagerly opening the email.
The script of "Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness" came into view!
Zhuang Chaoying was incredibly excited. This was the first novel of his that was going to be made into a movie, and the lead actress was none other than the big star, Sister Xiaoqing. He and Jiang Wen sat in their chairs and opened the book.
Suddenly, a piece of paper fell out of it; it was a letter that Director Xie had written to him.
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